Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump taps housing finance director Pulte as acting director of national intelligence after GabbardJun 02, 2026 8:55 am - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has tapped federal housing finance Director Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard. Trump ...
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Israel kills 8 in Lebanon, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah will de-escalateJun 02, 2026 8:10 am - Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed eight people, including a father and his two children, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah agreed to dial back fighting.
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Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill as Trump reconsiders plans for his $1.8 billion fundJun 02, 2026 8:01 am - WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after the Trump administration signaled it was pausing contentious plans to ...
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Trump reconsidering $1.8 billion fund, AP source says, as Justice Department temporarily pauses itJun 02, 2026 7:07 am - President Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said Monday, as the Justice Department said it would temporarily pause its implementation to comply with a court order.
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Lacking money and support, Trump’s Board of Peace stalls in GazaJun 02, 2026 7:06 am - Seven months after President Donald Trump announced his peace plan for Gaza and more than four months since he convened his Board of Peace to implement and pay for it, the plan is stalled and expected donations to the fund it created are nonexistent.
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Iran says it is breaking off talks to end war after U.S. and Israeli strikesJun 01, 2026 2:53 pm - Iran said Monday that it was breaking off talks with the Trump administration to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz following an escalation of Israeli military a...
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Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fightingJun 01, 2026 2:37 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanese militant group through mediators.
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US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visasJun 01, 2026 2:30 pm - The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States.
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A new inflation warning from the bond market, adds to Trump’s midterm challengesJun 01, 2026 11:12 am - The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President Donald Trump’s government — causing interest rates to climb in ways that are worsening affordability pressures, hampering economic growth and creating a new risk for Republicans in November’s midterm elections.
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Trump claims he’s making food more affordable but his examples ignore the big pictureJun 01, 2026 10:50 am - In a recent Truth Social post, the president proclaimed “TRUMP’S MAKING FOOD AFFORDABLE,” and cited falling prices for a range of groceries, including avocados, fresh berries, and a variety of pantry staples. Yet just two weeks earlier the Labor Department had released inflation figures showing grocery prices up nearly 3% in April from a year earlier.